- Reference
- J.Roy.Soc.Western Australia 30:26-27 (1946)
- Conservation Code
- Not threatened
- Naturalised Status
- Native to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Stoloniferous, tussock-forming perennial, grass-like or herb, 0.6-2 m high, panicle spiciform racemose, lemma 3-lobed, almost glabrous. Fl. green/green-purple, Jan to Dec. Red sand, sandy loam, limestone, quartzite, sandstone. Banks of rivers & creeks, margins of salt flats, salt lakes, clay plains.
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Carnarvon, Gascoyne, Gibson Desert, Great Sandy Desert, Little Sandy Desert, Pilbara.
- IBRA Subregions
- Ashburton, Augustus, Cape Range, Chichester, Fortescue, Hamersley, Lateritic Plain, Mackay, Roebourne, Rudall.
- IMCRA Regions
- Pilbara (nearshore).
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Ashburton, Carnarvon, East Pilbara, Exmouth, Karratha, Meekatharra, Port Hedland.